Could this have anything to do with all the junk that shows in the steam store when you load the client?
> I just ran wireshark while starting portal. About the time the menu is > fully loaded the packets start to fly. What are these packets? Is > valve stealing all your data! omg no... it's querying all of the source > servers. The data is going to hl2.exe not steam.exe so I would say it > looks like they left some multi player code in there that should not run > for portal. I bet hl2ep2 does the same thing. > > Ook wrote: >> When I fire up Steam, it maxes out my bandwidth for just a few seconds. >> If I >> open the server browser, it downloads at ~300k as it retrieves server >> list, >> and this goes on for about 2 minutes. I have 3mb down, so 300k doesn't >> tax >> my connection. >> >> So I fired up Portal. Bandwidth did the exact same thing - ~300k down >> for >> about 2 minutes. I suspect it was refreshing the browser list again >> (even >> though there is no Portal multi-player). I'm not sure how many >> concurrent >> outgoing connections it opened up. If I had the time I'd try it with my >> Netgear router, since I know it has a very small routing table. >> >> I wonder how much of the noise level about this is caused by people with >> limited bandwidth and/or routers that can't handle it? It doesn't take >> much >> to knock out a low end crap consumer grade router - gosh only knows I've >> had >> enough of them myself and experienced first hand what a lousy router can >> (or >> can't) do. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andrew A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] So what is steam client uploading >> thatiskilling/hammering clients connections? >> >> >>> My dlink DI-704 dies with browser list , would be good if default >>> wasn't >>> all >>> games all locations :/ it never stays when i set filters.. and while >>> i'm >>> here , is there a way to log friends messages ? >>> >>> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Ook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> I started TF2 and watched my bandwidth. Nothing out of the ordinary. >>>> Of >>>> the >>>> games I've tried, only Portal did it. TF2 works fine for me. Go >>>> figure? >>>> >>>> I wonder what routers/modems are being used by those that get timed >>>> out? >>>> I'm >>>> using a Westell 2100, which has a fairly large routing table. My >>>> Netgear >>>> had >>>> a real small routing table, and would do this quite easily. Never seen >>>> it >>>> happen with the Westell. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "James McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:10 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] So what is steam client uploading that >>>> iskilling/hammering clients connections? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Not sure if this is related but lately I've been getting timed out of >>>> TF2 >>>>> servers without warning. I'll be playing fine then I'll get dumped to >>>> the >>>>> splash screen saying I timed out. Not sure if it's related. If I quit >>>> the >>>>> game it takes about 10 seconds before my connection to the net starts >>>>> working properly again. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Ook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If I start Portal, I see it, and this is without the server browser >>>>>> running. >>>>>> If I start TF2 or HL2, I don't. It downloads at about 256k, which is >>>>>> enough >>>>>> to swamp a bottom end DSL connection. Upload is about 150k or so. >>>>>> Curiosier >>>>>> and curiosier.... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Cc2iscooL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 7:30 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] So what is steam client uploading that is >>>>>> killing/hammering clients connections? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> It's sending them your personal pornography collection. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On a more serious note, I haven't noticed this upload that people >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> talking about. Does it only happen at specific times? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Reading the forum posts listed it looks like they have their server >>>> tab >>>>>>> running. If you open the server tab and go to the internet, and if >>>> all >>>>>>> games are selected, it will try to hit all servers, sometimes >>>> resulting >>>>>>> in high upload/lots of connections which can screw up a router or >>>>>>> low-bandwidth connection. This will also happen when you exit the >>>> game >>>>>>> if you've opened the server window. The solution is, if you open >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> server window, make sure it's not refreshing all servers or set it >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> the recent or favorites tab, as it will stop the auto-refresh of >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> internet tab. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nephyrin Zey wrote: >>>>>>>> I too, an interested in what the client is sending to valve... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Neph >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 1:58 AM, Bikkies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Valve? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What are our steam clients uploading regarding this: >>>>>>>>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7583482 >>>>>>>>> and this >>>>>>>>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=677491 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And when will it be fixed so i can actually use steam again... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> Bikkies. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>> archives, >>>>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> archives, >>>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> archives, >>>>>>> please visit: >>>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>>> archives, >>>>>> please visit: >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>>> archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
